Brother Red by Adrian Selby – Book Review

Brother Red by Adrian Selby was a thrilling, bloody, unforgiving, and emotional read. This was the first Adrian Selby novel I have read and most likely not the last. The story is told from the POV of Driwna Marghoster who is part of a guild known as “The Post”. Essentially, The Post are a guildContinue reading “Brother Red by Adrian Selby – Book Review”

Black Widows by Cate Quinn – Book Review

Black Widows by Cate Quinn takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is told from the POV of characters of Rachel the first wife and her sister wives, Tina and Emily who are in a polygamist relationship with salesman Blake Nelson. Blake is found murdered having been choked out, his face has been battered,Continue reading “Black Widows by Cate Quinn – Book Review”

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood – Book Review

“The moment that I took God out of the equation, the world became too large, too cruel and too indifferent for me to live in. I decided then that there was a God. There had to be. I needed Him” The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood was a novel I came across randomlyContinue reading “The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood – Book Review”

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr – Book Review

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr tells the story of Samuel and Isaiah. They are slaves who work at the Elizabeth Plantation aka The Empty in the Deep South of Mississippi. Samuel and Isaiah spend their days in the barn tending to the animals. The Empty is an awful awful place with nothing but misery,Continue reading “The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr – Book Review”

At the Edge of Haight by Katherine Seligman – Book Review

At the Edge of Haight by Katherine Seligman was a evocative and vivid experience of the situations that homeless people go through in San Francisco. It’s very much a dog eat dog world and having people you can trust and rely on can be crucial to surviving. The main character in the novel is MaddyContinue reading “At the Edge of Haight by Katherine Seligman – Book Review”

The Tower of Fools (Hussite Trilogy #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski – Book Review

“O, young fool!’ said the priest a moment later. “You ought to be Locked away at once in the Narrenturm, the Tower of Fools! You would fit in perfectly with its residents.” The first word that comes to mind when I think of how to describe The Tower of Fools is “different”. You would beContinue reading “The Tower of Fools (Hussite Trilogy #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski – Book Review”